The Japanese government has corrected the number of potential advance evacuees in the event of an alert for a possible megaquake in the Nankai Trough off the country's coast to about 516,000, from 520,000 initially. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/22/japan/japan-corrects-number-of-potential-megaquake-evacuees/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #nankaitrough #earthquakes #oita #disasterpreparedness
Two Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force sergeants who died Sunday during a training exercise at the Hijudai maneuver area in Oita Prefecture were killed by electrocution caused by lightning, the GSDF has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/21/japan/society/gsdf-lightning-oita/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #gsdf #oita #death
Two Ground Self-Defense Force sergeants in their 20s have died during a training exercise at the Hijudai maneuver area in Oita Prefecture, the GSDF said Monday. They were not carrying weapons. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/19/japan/society/gsdf-training-death/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #oita #gsdf
A yacht and a cargo ship collided in waters close to Hoto Island in Oita Prefecture, with one person sent to the hospital unconscious and several others reported missing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/13/japan/yacht-cargo-ship-collision-oita/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #oita #marineaccidents #japancoastguard
The boards of education in two rural towns in Oita Prefecture will together launch a program in fiscal 2026 to nurture educators who have strong connections to the local community. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/04/japan/nurturing-teachers-locally/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #education #schools #teachers #kusu#kokonoe #oita